26-28 JUNE 2026
BURNS BEYOND SCOTLAND – CELEBRATING OUR DIVERSE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND OUR CONNECTION TO THE BARD
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A festival weekend full of music, history, dance, choirs, food, fun… celebrating Celtic connections, Burns beyond Scotland… There’s now even more ceilidh action making it easy for everyone to join in the fun, along with Irish and Scottish dance concerts. We cannot wait for the 2026 festival!
The 2026 Early Bird Tickets for the Camperdown Robert Burns Celtic Festival, offer a great discount for patrons.
The Festival Committee are pleased to announce that the Festival Program is nearing completion and promises new elements along with a number of favourite events returning. The Festival Chairperson Dr John Menzies OAM said “the Committee is pleased to announce that Early Bird tickets are now available via the festival website: camperdownburnsfestival.com.au and through trybooking.com/DGDBD.
Weekend Early Bird Tickets are $110.00 until the 30th of April, which will allow patrons to go to all the performances, excluding the dinner, at the designated venues over the weekend. ”
“Purchasing an Early Bird Ticket offers a 50% discount and supports the festival’s weekend of activities”, said Festival Coordinator Catherine O’Flynn.
Weekend Ticket – $110.00 will be available until 30th April.
Weekend Ticket – $160 will be available from 1st May until the 14th of June.
Weekend Ticket – $210 will be available from June 15 until the 27th of June.
The Festival Dinner is a separate ticket and $90.00 per person, bookings are essential and close on Friday June 26th or when sold out, so that catering arrangements can be finalised.
Single Entry Tickets are $30.00pp, per entry into various venues.
Saturday’s History Talks at the Killara Centre presents four great speakers for $40.00 or see a single speaker for $15.00.
Sunday’s Festival Finale Concert is $30.00 pre-purchased or $35.00 at the door.
All festival events, excluding the dinner, are FREE ENTRY for Under 18 years: (under 13 years must be accompanied by a parent or guardian).
Dr Menzies said “musicians have now been booked and our headline performers include The City of Melbourne Pipes and Drums Band, The Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club and The Melbourne Male Welsh Choir. We have a great combination of Australia’s best known Scottish and Celtic musicians including Austral, The Raglins, Luke Plumb, Tolka, Fiona Ross, Pete Daffy & Friends Celtic Band, Janet and Hugh Gordon, South West Harpistry, Merran and Pete Moir, The Twa Bards, Kym Dillon, The Corby Family Celtic Band, Tuniversal Music Group, the Warrnambool Pipes and Drums, the Lakes and Craters Concert Band, The Australian Irish Dance Company and The Geelong Scottish Highland Dancers.”
The Choirs in Concert will be held at the Theatre Royal on Saturday. Entry is just $12.00 for this event, which has proven to be a festival favourite. Seven visiting choirs, and the RBCF choir, will present three songs each after which the eight choirs combine with conductor Kym Dillon to perform together as a massed choir. Magical.
Our Saturday Afternoon Theatre Royal Concert features the incredible vocal harmonies of The Melbourne Welsh Male Choir, another moment not to be missed.
There will be whisky tasting at the Hampden Hotel on Saturday afternoon.
The RBCF Schools program is happening in June with Camperdown’s Mercy Regional College and Terang Schools contributing to the Poetry and Art competition. There will also be storytelling at the local kinder in readiness for the festival.
The Festival Burns Dinner, Friday the 26th of June, is a separate charge but offers value for patrons who will enjoy a beautiful three course dinner, with showcase performances from headlining festival musicians. It promises to be a fun night with the traditional “Address to the Haggis”, fine food, good company, Scottish Country Dancing, a Burns poem and more.
Saturday and Sunday will have free entertainment in the Town Square, Piping, Music and Market Stalls. Storytelling at the Library. Short Bread judging at the Loaf and Lounge.
The Ambrose Cup will be held at the picturesque Camperdown Golf Club with a shotgun start, and a nip of whisk on the 9th.
Come and see Scottish and Irish Dancing at St. Paul’s Church Hall. Tour the historic Masonic Lodge, and visit the Camperdown Heritage Centre to see their exhibits. Visit the Burns Statue on Saturday, and Sunday with a gathering at The Bard, with The Twa Bards in Concert.
Tickets are also available locally at Laffs in Camperdown.
For further information please contact Festival Co-ordinator Catherine on 0407 056 126
Support the festival’s Burnsian spirit! “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft a-gley.”
Please contact our festival coordinator to make a donation.
Here’s a few of our favourite photos from previous years.
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Special thanks to Cobden & Districts Community Bank Branch and Camperdown Branch for being our MAJOR SPONSOR for RBCF2025. The community support that they provide is valued.